Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-09
CATARRH!
Throat Diseases, BrOnchiti
Asthma.
CONSUMPTION,
Together with diseases of
THE EYE, EAR AND HEART,
Successfully treated by
M. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. d.,
NJ. G. P. 8. o.,
No. 275 Main St., next the Diamond House,
Los Angeles, Cal.
CATARRH.


L peculiar disorder of the nostIils and
adjacent parts, which prevails to an alarm
ing extent and is productive of very serious
consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
feature is a morbid discharge from the
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
OF clear, acrid tiuid out oftener an offensive,
puru!ent or mucopurulent, greenish- yellow
matter Is secreted, which accumulates in
the nostrils or drops into the throat, neces-
Stating its frequent removal by blowing the
nose or expectoration, and often by both
processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in a state of
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged and SO fetid is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat of the morbid mat
ter from the head, and as recumbent posi-
his rest is frequently disturbed from this
cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with the head very much elevated in order
to sleep with some degree of comfort.
In others tough. viScid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, in the passage betw cen the throat
and head. adhearing to the parts with gu-
ish tenacity. Its lodgment embarrasses
respiration and creates sens ,tion Of irri
tation and uneasiness III the affected local.
ity, which gives rise to a constant and al
most irresistible desire. to relieve the dis
comfort by drawing the mucus into the
practice, popularity known as "hawking,"
is characteristic of catarrh, and proves as
embarrassing to the one affected as it is
disagreeable To those around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
81 ape of dry, hard connections, which are
discharged by way OF the nostrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustativns accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. So firm
ly do these incrustatiuns adhere to the
point of attachment that their removal
usually requires the most violent efforts;
not unfrequenily u ey have to be torn from
the membrane. Occasionally solid cast
OF notable size is expel ed, ON which there
cases the cast presents tubular appear.
ance, being of exact shape of the nasal
cavity. This condition is indicative of ul-
ceration, which, in time, may destroy the
bony structure of the nose and produce a
subsequent hattening of that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which
thick. viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
mem brane of the nssal cavities and then
putrifes, giving rise to stencil which is
really overpowering and sufficiently fetid to
poison the atmosphere of whole room;
and there are others in which all the secre-
lions of the membrane are suspended, caus-
ing an unpleasant feeling OF dryness heat
aud feyerishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity known as DRY Ca
tarrh.'
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities Of the bones OF the forehead and
face, giving rise to n distressing sensation
of h avy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially In the region above
snd between the eyes. and TO N feeling of
fulness, heat, irritai IN, soreness or pain in
the nostrils near the root OF the nose, as
well as In the upper part OF the throat,
above and behind the soft palate. Some.
times there is pain obstinately fixed in some
particular part, as In the temple, ou the top
of the head, at the back Of the neck, or be-
hind the Orbids, and occasionally pain
manifests itself in the face of SO severe
character that it is frequently mistaken for
neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
.ingly offensive as to render the sufferer an
object of disgust to himself as well as to
others.
Tho nasal membrane is thIckened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometime on the
other, and often on both, giving rise to a
disagreeable, stuffy sensation in the head,
and occasiOning violent and prolonged
paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak. indistinct and husky
or of a nasal character di playing a sort Of
shifting quality. Oftentimes there is a con-
tinuous hOarseness and discordance. There
is also a sense of irritation in the throat,
and frequent attempts to clear the parts of
phlegm, producing the sound hem" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
and in others of distressing and almost
constant dryness, for the temporary relief
of which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speak OF constant bad or
nauseoUs taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and becomes weak and irritable the
appetite is capiicious and nearly always
bad in the morning. The patient is Ian.
.rrt6 In to atn1
labor with the usual facility, is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful. tim d,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perma-
nent impairment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes
morbidly sensitive to unfavorable indu-
ences. and in spite of the utmost care be-
comes affected from the slightest causes. SO
that at last breath OF wind upon the lining
OF the nose or throat becomes productive OF
a cold, and gives rise to serious disturb
ances of the respiratory organs. Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds, each attack aggravating the disease
by giving 1t a new impulse and involving a
larger extent or surface than its predecessor
In this manner the difficulty spreads from
organ to organ. invading the throat. larnyx.
croaching further and further. IL reaches
the finer ramifcations OF the bronchi, when
but slight impulse is required to send it
to the lungs. Catarrh may, and often does,
affect other organs in the body, especially
those containing mucous membrane, such
as the stomach, bowels, kidneys. etc.
By the employment OF proper inhalations
in the form of medlcated vapor (not steam
or spray we are able to produce immediate
and direct action upon the diseased surface
in the pharynx and mas Il passages, for al
will find its way into the most remote and
sible to make fluid applications. By these
meaus every case can be cured.
OZENA
Oznna Is the professional or technical
name given to an advanced form of catarrh
in which liberation has eaten through the
ase Of he pone n case Of catarrh msy
end in eczema, but 1t most frequently occurs
in those who are naturally scrofulous. The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat, and Is generally of a
yellowish or greenish yellow color, fire.
auently tinged with blood and almost al.
ways attended by an offensivesmell. In the
Language of Dr. Wood, OF Philadelphia,
and disagreeable which the physician has
to encounter. Inbad casesthe breaih b OF the
patient becomes SO revolving as to isolate
ject Of disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces of bone become separated and
slough off, leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers,
which secrete q bloody matter, and are ex-
continued some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
Deafness is one OF Its most common conse-
quenc- 8, and results from its extension
through the eustachian n tu bes to the internal
ear. Pains in the head and over the frontal
sinuses, fmpairtng memory, and even in.
sanity frequently spring from its extension
to the brain. The greatest danger, how
ever because the most common, Is that 1t
will extend downward and affect the lungs.
In most cases of pulmonary disease catarrh
is present In some degree, and In many in
stances 1t causes a large share of the pa.
TENTS discomfort.
Besides these grave consequences. all Of
which are liable to spriug from scrofulous
catarrh or ozpna, there are others which, IL
less dangerous, are sufficiently unpleasant.
1t occasions great unhappiness to thousands
of both sexes, by isolating them and pre-
sive running from the nose, with foul
breath. is about as great calamity as can
befall young peopleifor no yong person